Nineteenth Century America
From the Archives: Eugene V. Debs: Socialist for President, Over and Over Again
Over the Labor Day weekend, My Own True Love and I attended a Labor Day program that was part of the AFL-CIO’s “labor in the pulpit” program, which featured a group called the Bound for Glory Singers who focus on Woody Guthrie’s music. My Own True Love was on the stage singing; I was in…
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The Great Panic of 1893
As I’ve mentioned before, occasionally an event, or person, or book, or idea begins tracking me down.[1] It shows up in footnotes or casual asides in books I’m reading. Eventually, I give in and go down the rabbit hole. Then, if it’s interesting or important enough, I share it with you. That is, after all,…
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The Exposition Flyer
I’ve been spending a lot of time in 1893 lately, and have come to the conclusion that all historical roads of the time led to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The exposition is hard to avoid if you’re a history nerd living in Chicago for more than a year or two, so I feel…
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